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Saturday, September 7, 2013

FREE webinar - “Digging into Databases”

Next up on American Libraries Live on Thursday, September 12,
2:00-3:00 p.m. Eastern—“Digging into Databases” hosted by Marshall
Breeding. Breeding will lead the expert panel in a discussion of how
databases are changing and shaping the present and future of libraries.
This interactive discussion will incorporate live audience questions and
comments and cover a variety of topics, including:

• How libraries are addressing databases and electronic resources in the wake of budget cuts
• How discovery services impact databases
• The current state of database-related products and vendors
• How librarians are affected when vendors consolidate or go out of business
• The differences and similarities in the public and academic library worlds regarding databases

AL Live is the popular free streaming video broadcast from American
Libraries, covering library issues and trends in real time as you
interact with hosts via a live chat and get immediate answers to your
questions. With the help of real-time technology, it’s like having your
own experts on hand. Find out more, including how to catch upcoming
episodes, at http://www.americanlibrarieslive.org .

Upcoming AL Live broadcasts include:

October 10, 2013: International Libraries: A View from Friends Across the Pond